Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215 features 10 processor cores and has the capability to manage 20 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5215, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5215 is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 10
Threads: 20
Cores: 10x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 85 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 85 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 13.8 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 13.8 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1221 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
15640
15640
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
15627
15627
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
15622
15622
Intel Xeon D-1726
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
15528
15528
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
15456
15456

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
8764
8764
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
8743
8743
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
8742
8742
Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
8682
8682
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2748
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
8670
8670

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
968
968
Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
964
964
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
964
964
Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
964
964
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
963
963

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
170
170
Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
170
170
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
163
163
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
161
161
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
153
153